Gnægr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gnægr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gnægr

adj., mod. nægr, = gnógr; þú hefir þat gnægara, er meira þarf við, Lv. 43; því at lands-folkit var gnægt til, i. e. populous, Hkr. i. 45; hann á nægri börn en kýr, he is better stocked with bairns than kine, Bs. ii. 141; skaupi gnegr, full of contempt, scoffing, Ad. 2.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚾᛅᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
i. e.: id est.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
neg: negative, negatively.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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